Ina-Garten

Ina Garden is a famous American cookbook writer who has won Emmy Awards. She hosts the oldest Food Network show, Barefoot Contessa. The show premiered in 2002. It will air for 27 more seasons. Ina began her writing career by with nuclear energy policy and budgets of the White House. While she found it to be stimulating intellectually, eventually she lost her interest in it and decided to purchase a smaller specialty store called Barefoot Contessa. It took her 18 years to make the shop wildly successful, before she sold the business. Then she began writing one of her cookbooks. After that, several books were released and she also wrote columns for magazines. Between them she also had her own Food Network show was also a success. Ina sells a variety of items, from the ingredients needed for cooking to kitchenware and storage. Ina has never been to any cooking school, nor worked in a restaurant and is completely self-taught. Her name is associated with her casual approach to creating and entertaining. She is known for her simple recipes such as Skillet of Roasted Lemon Chicken Macaroni, Cheese and with Beef Bourguignon and the Balsamic-Roasted Brussels Sprouts.